Motor-vehicle semaphore



y 27, 1930- I R. A. CHURCHILL 1,759,838

MOTOR VEHICLE SEMAPHO'RE Filed June 29, 1929 y 11 s 5. w 1 5 9 36 2o 7 imp. gtli I v LA V 9 20 INVENTOR.

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semaphores and certain objectsgof the inven;

tion are to provide simple e andjfln'oitelpmeans1 -Whe b th d ec on r twv 'f h i dev e maybe pivotally moved ingbotha horizontal and Vertical direotion to'indieatethedirection in which the driver of the y ehicle intends to turn andalso thefiilfientionqofthe .driver 1 needs, the invention eonsistsof thenovgel con g Figurejl-isa vlewiinsid I:

' thevdireotionarrow in dottedlinesf;- t thea e a;

showing the position; oi;the'

midi a i jed .p' y de ic il us zated to stop the Vehicle. Furtl ierobjects ofithe invention are toj provide means for ust.

ing ,2 the device to Vertical position whereby t i I d p f r: nstalla ieeon he-wreak- .v hic1e "of various gslants toggpther w th after set 5 With the aboye and othengobjeots inyieW v ivhio'h will appear' asithe;description;pro-

ct a ptat on, i omb na n "and; i rangement Ofj parts hereinafterigf. described Ilhese lqbiqt a e 1 M m? ith r co nr panying drawings; wherein,

ingthe device-mounted on the topoi-a motor vehicle I and showing the; stop positi on of:

Fig; 2 isqtop plan vievigjvo i iti flr w to indicate 'a-right and a left turng- Referring to the drawings throughout,

' which like referencenumerals designate-like parts; the numeral 5 indicates a tubular inember whieh is'ordinarilymounted anv is upstanding position With its upper portion projecting'through thetopof a vehicle and itsilowerp'ortion terminating in-a position where. it may beconveniently reached the driver of the vehicle. vSA handle, 6 is 'jfixedly mounted on; the 'lowervend of said elevation sho'w- "MOTOR-VEHICLE sEM rnonE.

tnhe and a' directionarroivfi pivoted at r 8 to the upper end of the tube in suoh-p'osition that-it may move in a Vertical "plane asajIneans-for indicating to thedrive'rithe whichflpas'ses through said handlew'lhus, I the arrow and handle being inthe same plane, the positionof said handle will serve '71 1.:

direction infwhichthe arrow points at all times;

The tubular member fipasses ,throughda' f'er relatively large hole 9 in a plate 10 which 7 plateis adaptedto be secured to the unders'ide ofthe-vehicle' to'p asclearly shown in the'drawings ,Said plate is providedgiirith upstanding flanges 11 and a rectangular-block 12 ispi'votally mounted between said flanges by means ofa l arge Wrist pin 18. The tube 5 passes through said block and rist pin anda,spli't' 1e2tendingtothecenterof said block with a screw 15 passing therethrough provides; means "whereby frictional lei g gage mento f jsaidftube by said'block may be in.-

creased or deore'ased as desired; 'The block" is *he ldrbetwee'n the flanges by'bolts 16 and a-oolla'r 17: secured to said tuloeloy a setserew 7;; p l p'reventsfsaid block from slipping down Twardly, I

A domeshaped iibusitgf s; open at both its upper and 'l'ower ends, has a flanged base lQ-iformed on its lower portion Whosedi'rnensionsoorrespond to those vof "the plate 10; Said housing is placed on the upper sid'e of thei' ehicle top in position toenelose the block 7 Bandits associated parts an'd.,Withits' base, v

portioninregistry iths'aid plate 10, Bolts:

,-passing;through "said plate and fiange retain; the housingl seeurely in place on the v Velfiicle, top. "j

"i A hemispherical "'coVer materiel "sponaing n shape withthe'domfi pol-m t r eenterlfihble;having an 'upsit ndingr ekee lthroiigh Which the tubular memherf epa es:

A Cap member 23TWithvaslanting 'jeriterior 1; i

topportion is Centrally provided Wltllifl hole through [which said tubular member passes and is'also provided with'a r cess 24 in its underside to receive the neck: 2.;1A, S

mew-25 holdssaid cap in place, and 'a spring I r v 26 'interposed between said neck and recess" 

